A method for calculating BMI z-scores and percentiles above the 95th percentile of the CDC growth charts
Background The 2000 CDC growth charts are based on national data collected between 1963 and 1994 and include a set of selected percentiles between the 3rd and 97th and LMS parameters that can be used to obtain other percentiles and associated z-scores. Obesity is defined as a sex- and age-specific b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Annals of Human Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2020.1808065 |